Adroit Comics, Capital City, Guardians of New Sienna, Pink Lightning, Sugarland
Every child indeed holds the potential for greatness. In each of us, there has been planted a seed to accomplish great things. If that seed is watered, nurtured, and loved, then the sky is the limit!
It is also true, that some beings have been implanted with supernatural powers – powers greater than many of us can even comprehend. Of course, one can dream of flying or running at the speed of sound. In our mind’s eye, we could possibly feel the wind in our face, or the exhilaration of the speeding through the city. But the true ramifications and consequences of such powers, those we can’t possibly understand.
Gabriella “Gabby” Cruz understands. Well, she’s learning to understand. Being a teenager is hard enough without knowing that you have to help save the world. But she’s up to the challenge! At least she hopes that she’s ready.
Born to an Adroit father and mother, Gabby has always known about her family’s legacy. It’s one she’s always been proud of, though she’s never been able to tell anyone. Pink Lightning is one of those divinely appointed beings, gifted with great powers, and even greater responsibilities. Adroit powers run in her family, literally and figuratively. Her father is known as The Golden Bolt and is one of the fastest humans the world has ever seen. But his daughter is even faster than he.
Her parents often speak about her first speedy dash, when she was only five years old. She ran out of the door with so much velocity that her father had to run at almost full speed to catch her. Oh, how she squealed as she blazed through the wheat fields of their farm, leaving a streak of pink lighting behind her. That was the day she received her special name.
Turning into a young woman, Gabby has yearned to make real friends, with whom she can share her life’s biggest secret. That she is Pink Lightning, the sweetly pink, crime-fighting speedster, helping to protect the citizens of Capital City. She loves being an Adroit, but emotionally, it’s beginning to wear on her. She feels tremendous responsibility at such a very young age.
At fifteen years old, most girls are thinking about school work, their first date, and possibly wearing make-up for the first time. Gabby thinks about all these things, but she has the added stresses of trying to break the sound barrier and keeping the powers of darkness at bay. Add in an overly protective father trying to keep her safe at every turn, and she feels pretty overwhelmed at times. She hopes that one day soon, he’ll realize she’s not a little girl anymore. And that if she’s ever going to reach her full potential, he must let her run free.
But until that day, she knows that she’ll always be Daddy’s Little Girl. And it’s quite alright, since she’s not ready to grow up, just yet. Teenager or not, Pink Lightning is one powerful Adroit, who should not be underestimated. True light banishes darkness, and this young lady leaves a trail of bold and blazing light, wherever she goes